Cal-Poly GWFC member news

[BisonBacker]

I'd love to hear some news about what our friends at Cal-Poly are doing during the off season (football). I know some of their fans visit Bisonville.

[BisonBacker]

I can't believe Slo-Stangs not jumped on this yet. Must be on vacation...

[Bisonguy]

I don't know what they're doing, but I bet they'll be ready to go.

[SloStang]

Cal Poly's spring practice should really be called winter practice seeing that it ran form Feb. 15th through March 6th. *Ellerson does this is because it then gives the team over five months of unenterupted conditioning and gives any players with spring injuries time to heal before summer camp. *The draw back is that JC transfers do not get to go through spring (winter) practice. *This is not usualy a big problem with Cal Poly seeing they do not bring in very many JC players and if they do they often red shirt them. *This year the brought in two, an offensive lineman and a defensive back.

Cal Poly has a new strength and conditioning coach this year that came from San Diego State. *From what I have heard he is pushing the team hard. *Spring quarter end June 9th and the team will get a one week break before summer conditioning starts. *Last year they had over 90% of the returning players in the summer program.

I have talked to a few players and they feel that they should have made a deeper run in the playoffs. *They put so much into getting their first win in Montana they did not have the same intensity against Texas State. *They feel that they have a team that can go all the way this year, but they also realize that they have a tough schedule with two IA games and trips to Weber State, Montana and NDSU and home games against Davis and SDSU.

Should be a great season for the GWFC. *What is the news with the NDSU football program?

[Bisonguy]

Thanks for the news SloStang!

There's a thread under the Football forum titled 'Big Questions' that brings up the major concerns for NDSU.


The biggest question for NDSU is the D line, as there will be one transfer from Auburn and two JuCo's that will be fighting for starting spots. Beyond that, NDSU is returning quite a few starters, with the exception of the corners (but there's some good talent and more importantly speed there).

[SloStang]

The biggest question for Cal Poly is how they will do replacing their two defensive ends Chris Gocong and Matt Chacere . *They have two juniors that have seen playing time the last two years and they have two Rfr who they are hoping will jump ahead of the juniors. *Gocong and Chacere's production on defense will be missed, but overall the defense returns eight starters, six of which are seniors. *If they are able to do a good job replacing the DE position, the defense should be even stronger than last year.

As far as offense goes, they will be young. *Seven soph. and one Rfr are expected to start. *Five of the soph. started by the end of last season and include RB James Noble, WR Ramses Barden, C Stephen Field which were all first team All-GWFC. *The other two of the five are WR/KR Tredale Tolver and QB Matt Brennan. *If Cal Poly is to have the type of year they think they are capable of, Matt Brennan will have to step up his play. *He has a strong arm, but needs to work on his touch on the long ball.

Cal Poly has a Rfr that they are really high on and they are actualy changing their offense around to get him on the field. *His name is Jon Hall and he is 6'3" 235 and he will play the newly created position of H-Back (a mix of TE and FB that the Washington Redskins use). *He is very fast for his size and according to a coach I talked to he has the best hands on the team. *I am anxious to see how he does.

My biggest concern is that we may have a better team than last year, but they might not make the playoffs with the schedule they have. *If they lose both IA games that means that they really can only lose one I-AA game. *That will be tough going with back to back road games with Montana and NDSU not to mention tough games against Weber State, UC Davis and SDSU. *Hopefully they can get a win against San Jose State.

I can not wait.

[SloStang]

I stopped by the stadium today. It is going to look nice, at least the new side, when it is completed. I have heard it is on time, but if it is there is a lot of work to be done in only three months. They are working on the forms that will be the flooring of the pressbox/sky boxes. It should look a lot better than it did in 2005 when you next visit in 2007.

[SloStang]

It looks like I will not be able to make it to Fargo this year for the game unless I want to end up in divorce court. I am going to all threee in state games against San Jose State, Sac State and San Diego State and have already booked tickets for Montana where I will be joining a group of ten friends. If I were to go to Fargo that would make three straight road games in three consecutive weeks. My wife said that to much time to be away from the family and I had to agree.. I will have to make it there in 2008.

I was really looking forward to meeting some of the great Bison posters at the tailgate before the game. Looks like I will become a premium Bison member on bisonville.com so I can get the video streaming of the game. I hope to meet some of you in SLO in 2007.

[Bisonguy]

It looks like I will not be able to make it to Fargo this year for the game unless I want to end up in divorce court. *I am going to all threee in state games against San Jose State, Sac State and San Diego State and have already booked tickets for Montana where I will be joining a group of ten friends. *If I were to go to Fargo that would make three straight road games in three consecutive weeks. *My wife said that to much time to be away from the family and I had to agree.. *I will have to make it there in 2008.

I was really looking forward to meeting some of the great Bison posters at the tailgate before the game. *Looks like I will become a premium Bison member on bisonville.com so I can get the video streaming of the game. *I hope to meet some of you in SLO in 2007.

Better get that premium membership on gobison.com, not bisonville.com. AFAIK, a premium membership on Bisonville.com might get you a free beer from Tony, but no live video of the game.


I might have to make it to SLO in 07.

[SloStang]

Thanks for the heads up. I hope to see you at the game in '07.